The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Suspense Stories [No. 2, n.d. (September 1954)] (Curtis Warren Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, digest) · Marionette Murder · Kenn Trevor · ss · Terror Stalks the Séance Room · Clifford Wallace · ss · Frogman’s Frenzy · Harvey Trent · ss · The Master Mind · Harry Richmond · ss

Suspense Stories [No. 3, n.d. (November 1954)] (Curtis Warren Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, digest, cover by Ray Theobald) Details supplied by Alistair Durie. 3 · Gordon’s Town · Derry Falcon · ss 18 · Night Call · Ewen Williams · nv 43 · What Happened to Clambake? · R. G. Evand · ss; given as by R.C. Evand in the Table of Contents. 60 · He Wanted a Gun · Kane Rice · ss

Swan American Mags   (about) A rotating genre magazine, with contents of issues varying between detective, SF and western magazines, mostly reprinted from Columbia Magazines. Only 5 issues were crime/detective, but all are listed for convenience. Publishers: Gerald G. Swan, Ltd.; London, England: Swan American Magazine.

Swan American Mags [#1, Western Yarns (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 3 · Trail of Laughing Death · Ed Earl Repp · nv Western Yarns March 1943 13 · No Appeal from Judge Colt · Archie Joscelyn · nv Western Yarns March 1943 20 · Water and Grass · Chuck Martin · ss Western Yarns March 1943 23 · Too Many Sheriffs · Ralph Berard · ss Western Yarns March 1943 26 · Powdersmoke Purge · Lee Floren · ss Western Yarns March 1943 29 · Death Guards a Lost Mine · G. Arthur Alan · ms (r) 30 · Warpath Guns · Trent Wallace · na (r) 34 · Brains of the Tombstone Gang · Lloyd E. Barber · ar (r) 35 · The Frozen Trail · Al Cannon · ss (r)

Swan American Mags [#2, Detective Yarns (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Ghoul’s Masquerade · Anthony Rud · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 7 · Destination—The Morgue! · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 10 · Hello, Mr. Murderer · Mat Rand · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 13 · The Million Dollar Bullet · Leo Stalnaker · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 17 · Ten Riddle Fingers · Cyril Plunkett · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 19 · Murder Under Glass · John A. Saxon · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 22 · Lay Off—or Die · T. Tyler Jackson · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 26 · Kicking a Fortune Around · “Undercover” Dix · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 26 · Candidate for a Coffin · T. W. Ford · ss Hooded Detective January 1942 31 · One Hundred Bucks Per Stiff · J. Lloyd Conrich · ss Hooded Detective January 1942 35 · A Dinner Date with Murder · Harry Stein · vi Hooded Detective January 1942

Swan American Mags [#3, Crack Detective Stories (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Body, Body, Who’s Got the Body? · Cliff Campbell · na Crack Detective Stories May 1944 13 · Front Page Guy · Arthur Mann · nv Crack Detective Stories May 1944 18 · Murder Wore a Sealskin Coat · Jay Karth · ss Crack Detective Stories May 1944 23 · Death Comes Walking · Henry G. Hornlein · ss Crack Detective Stories May 1944 27 · A Clean Nose · Frederick C. Painton · nv Crack Detective Stories May 1944 34 · Yellow-Back Brand · Archie Joscelyn · ss Blue Ribbon Western February 1944

Swan American Mags [#4, Famous Western (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Branch Bank in Boot Hill · Richard Brister · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 6 · Ma Jackson Milks the Cows [Ma Jackson] · Archie Joscelyn · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 10 · Victory in Valhalla · Barry Cord · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 14 · Last Hoss to Hell · Homer F. Borst · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 17 · Death Wears Moccasins · Kenneth P. Wood · ar Famous Western Winter 1946; given as by Kenneth R. Wood. 18 · Gun-Skunk Round-Up · Charles D. Richardson, Jr. · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 19 · Wild West Quiz · Idaho Bill · qz Famous Western Winter 1946 20 · Take These Guns, Lad · Ralph Berard · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 24 · Red Brady Catches a Thief · C. C. Staples · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 27 · Mountain Justice [Judge Bates] · Lee Floren · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 33 · The Tenderfoot Came A’Courtin’ · Ralph Berard · ss Blue Ribbon Western December 1944

Swan American Mags [#5, Western Yarns (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · The Sheriff of Hopeless Valley · Archie Joscelyn · na Western Yarns Spring 1944 11 · Indian Dream Medicine · G. Verne Silver · ar (r) 13 · Colt-Man Cleanup · Lee Floren · ss (r) 16 · The Rope · Cliff Campbell · ss (r) 19 · Tincup Elects a Sheriff · Kenneth P. Wood · ss (r) 23 · Grey Mask Gives Judgment · Eric Thane · ss (r) 26 · Scratches for a Killer · E. E. Halleran · ss (r) 28 · Blood Is Thicker Than Law · T. W. Ford · na Western Yarns Spring 1944 34 · Angels Are Always Welcome · Leslie B. Watt · ss (r)

Swan American Mags [#6, Famous Western (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · No Range for an Outcast · Lee Floren · nv Famous Western Summer 1944 11 · The Ghost Guns’ Echo · Archie Joscelyn · ss Famous Western Summer 1944 17 · Lacy Runs a Fence Brand · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss Famous Western Summer 1944 22 · Cattymount Gets a Grubstake · Allan K. Echols · ss Blue Ribbon Western April 1946 26 · Dynamite Comes in Small Packages · Brett Austin · ar Famous Western Summer 1944 28 · Texas Terror · Lee Thomas · ar Famous Western Summer 1944 30 · Showdown for a Gun Ghost · T. W. Ford · ss Famous Western Summer 1944

Swan American Mags [#7, Hooded Detective (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · The Corpse Came C.O.D. [Kip Burland (Black Hood)] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na Hooded Detective November 1941 20 · Green Leaves of Death · J. Wilson · ss Hooded Detective November 1941 24 · Drugstore Dick · Cliff Campbell · ss Hooded Detective November 1941 28 · Menace in Blondes · Richard Sprang · ss Hooded Detective November 1941 31 · Steal a Man’s Eyes · Stephen McBarron · ss Hooded Detective November 1941

Swan American Mags [#8, Famous Western (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Judge Bates—Coyote Catcher [Judge Bates] · Lee Floren · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 9 · Two-Gun Poison · John H. Latham · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 13 · The Charge Is Murder · Chuck Martin · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 17 · Claws of the Golden Scorpion · Archie Joscelyn · nv Famous Western Winter 1945 23 · Coffins for Two · Cliff Campbell · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 28 · Me and the Devil · Joe Austell Small · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 30 · When Dawn Comes Killing · Richard Brister · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 33 · Hanging Time · T. W. Ford · ss Famous Western Winter 1945

Swan American Mags [#9, Crack Detective (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Death Comes Softly · Richard Landes · ss Crack Detective November 1942 9 · The Case of the Frightened Janitor [Ben & Betty Marvin (B & B Detectives)] · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss Crack Detective November 1942 16 · Murder Oak · Leo Stalnaker · ss Crack Detective November 1942 20 · Saboteur’s Swan Song · Richard W. Sprang · ss Crack Detective November 1942 24 · A Fare to Eternity · Greta Bardet · ss Crack Detective November 1942 30 · The Dead Man Kills · Ray Cummings · ss Crack Detective November 1942 33 · Murder Will Out [“Murder-Minded” Mike Murphy] · Fred J. Ford · ss Crack Detective November 1942

Swan American Mags [#10, Famous Western (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) Reprint of the Fall 1945 issue of Famous Western. 2 · The Great Marpane · T. W. Ford · nv Famous Western Fall 1945 8 · Blood Quest of the Hawk · Barry Cord · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 13 · Wild West Quiz · Idaho Bill · qz Famous Western Fall 1945 14 · Funeral O’Neill’s Trigger Trap [Funeral O’Neill] · Lee Floren · nv Famous Western Fall 1945 20 · Last Laugh for a Lawman · Richard Brister · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 23 · To Kill a Man · Dev Klapp · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 26 · Owlhoot Dinero · Ralph Berard · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 29 · Primed for Slaughter · Charles D. Richardson, Jr. · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 31 · Birds Don’t Drink Likker! · Joe Austell Small · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 35 · Death Loads the Stick · Cliff Campbell · ss Famous Western Fall 1945

Swan American Mags [#11, Future Fantasy and Science Fiction (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · The Key to the Dark Planet · Martin Pearson · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 8 · Claggett’s Folly · Hugh Raymond · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 11 · A Leader for Korcin · F. Orlin Tremaine · nv Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 20 · The Leapers · Carol Grey · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 27 · The Creator · Ross Rocklynne · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 31 · The Cannibals · Oliver E. Saari · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942

Swan American Mags [#12, Complete Cowboy Wild Western Stories] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Gunman’s Gold [Solo Strant (The Silver Kid)] · T. W. Ford · na Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944 23 · Wildcats Are Gentle Creatures · Joe Austell Small · ss Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944 26 · Boothill Bait · Lee Floren · ss Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944 30 · Nothing to Lose · Lloyd Osburn · ss Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944 32 · Revenge of the Thunder Gods · Byron W. Dalrymple · ss Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944

Swan American Mags [#13, Famous Western] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Judge Bates’ Gun-Bought Gold [Judge Bates] · Lee Floren · nv Famous Western Summer 1945 10 · Bounty Hunter’s Reward [Lead McShane] · T. W. Ford · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 13 · Hell-on-Wheels McManus · Joe Austell Small · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 17 · Lest Ye Be Judged [Jose Calderon] · Edward Schafer · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 19 · Wild West Quiz · Idaho Bill · qz Famous Western Summer 1945 20 · A Fair Shake [Gospel Cummings] · Chuck Martin · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 23 · Gunfire in the Canyon [Jeff Lake] · Ross Rocklynne · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 27 · Killers Die Hard [Slim Holt] · Kenneth P. Wood · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 30 · Maj. M. Kaplan, U.S.A.—Medico Magnificent · Nat Schachner · ar Famous Western Summer 1945; given as by Nat Schacner. 31 · Six-Shooter Fumigation · J. A. Rickard · vi Famous Western Summer 1945; given as by J.A. Rickards. 32 · Thumbs-Up at Sun Up [Ross Potter] · Richard Brister · nv Famous Western Summer 1945

Swan American Mags [#14, Complete Cowboy Wild Western Stories] (Gerald G. Swan, 6d, 48pp, small pulp) 2 · Outlaw Guns · Mat Rand (by E. B. Mann) · na Complete Cowboy October 1941 42 · Boothill Pride · C. C. Staples · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 46 · Law West of the Pecos · Kenneth P. Wood · ar Complete Cowboy October 1941 [Ref. Judge Roy Bean] 47 · How “Buffalo Bill” Earned His Nick-Name · Kenneth P. Wood · ts Famous Western Fall 1945

Swan American Mags [#15, Science-Fiction Quarterly (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 6d, 48pp, small pulp) 2 · The Far Detour · Capt. Arthur J. Burks, U.S.M.C. · na Science Fiction Quarterly Winter 1942 22 · The Growing Wall · David H. Keller · nv Science Fiction Quarterly Winter 1942 33 · Wings Across Time · Frank Edward Arnold · nv Science Fiction Quarterly Winter 1942 46 · The Perfect Incinerator · Arthur Lambert · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Winter 1942

Swan American Mags [#16, Black Hood Detective (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 6d, 50pp, small pulp) 3 · Death’s Five Faces [Kip Burland (Black Hood)] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na Black Hood Detective September 1941 33 · Some Gold Is Bloody Red · Mat Rand · ss Black Hood Detective September 1941 39 · Refugee Racket · Leo Hoban · ss Black Hood Detective September 1941 46 · Accent on Death · Tom Grover · ss Black Hood Detective September 1941

Swan American Mags [#1 (New Series), Western Yarns (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) This issue is identical to the original No. 1 except for “No. 1 New Series” on the cover.

Swift Story Magazine   (about) One-shot mystery/detection magazine with the tagline “It Fits Your Pocket”, which was replaced the following month by The Pocket Magazine (with the same tagline), which also only lasted for one issue. Publishers: Gilbert Patten Corporation; 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY: Swift Story Magazine. Editors: W. E. Solenberger - Editor: Swift Story Magazine.

Swift Story Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 1, November 1930] ed. W. E. Solenberger (Gilbert Patten Corporation, 20¢, pulp) 3 · Fashions in Sleuths · Gil Patten · ms 4 · Mystery Airport · William E. Barrett · na 71 · Fast Worker · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 84 · Stripes · Anthony M. Rud · ss 93 · Bulletproof · William A. Ucker · ss 102 · I Like This Town · Laurence Jordan · ss 112 · Dumb Cop · Edwin V. Burkholder · ss 120 · My Pal, Al · Jack Aston · pm 121 · Signing Off · [uncredited] · ms

Switchblade   (about)

Switchblade [Volume One, Issue One, April 2017] ed. Scotch Rutherford (Caledonia Press, $6.95, 106pp, tp, cover by Johanna Baquero) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Warning · Scotch Rutherford · ed 5 · Getting Away with It · Paul D. Brazill · vi 8 · Gut Wrenching · Jim J. Wilsky · vi 12 · Re-Election · Fred Zackel · vi 14 · Primed · Scotch Rutherford · vi 14 · Urban Legend #223 · Susan Cornford · vi 19 · The Stooge · Tom Leins · ss 27 · Rats · Liam Sweeny · ss 41 · That’s All Right Mama · Steve Liskow · ss 49 · Taste for Danger · Lawrence Kelter · ss 59 · The Apex Predator · William Dylan Powell · ss 71 · North Creek Brown · Preston Lang · ss 80 · Stranger in a Bar · Travis Richardson · ss 94 · Killing Time So I Can Dig Myself a Deeper Grave · Jack Bates · ss

Switchblade [Volume One, Issue Two, July 2017] ed. Scotch Rutherford (Caledonia Press, $6.96, 114pp, tp, cover by Johanna Baquero) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · A Word from the Editor · Scotch Rutherford · ed 4 · Salsa Verde · Renee Asher Pickup · ss 11 · Profski Gets It · Charles Roland · ss 24 · The Long Arm · Carmen Jaramillo · ss 32 · Next Stop Hell · Paul Greenberg · ss 45 · My Brother’s Keeper · Rob T. White · ss 58 · A Talent for Killing · S. E. Bailey · ss 71 · A Death in Deep Ellum · William Dylan Powell · ss 85 · Mayhem and Motherfuckery · Ashley Erwin · ss 92 · Years of Paper and Steel · J. L. Boekestein · vi 96 · Bookie Boyz · Scotch Rutherford · vi 99 · Meeting the Demand · Stephen D. Rogers · vi 101 · Hostile Plans · Peter DiChellis · vi